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Callum Wilson benched as Maupay starts for Brighton

Brought in by around 12,000 managers ahead of Gameweek 20, Callum Wilson (£7.4m) is the second biggest rotation casualty of Saturday’s early kick-off.

Adam Webster (£4.4m), transferred in by over 25,000 bosses after his Gameweek 19 goal, is also warming the bench at the Amex Stadium.

Following a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation served on Boxing Day, Diego Rico (£4.4m) retakes his left-back berth for Bournemouth.

The 37,000 new owners of Neal Maupay (£5.8m) will be relieved to see the Brighton hitman back in Graham Potter’s XI after the Frenchman was rotated in GW19, while Aaron Connolly (£4.5m) is not in the Seagulls’ matchday 18. No reason has yet been given for the young Ireland striker’s absence.

Lewis Dunk (£4.7m) recovers from illness to partner Shane Duffy (£4.8m) in central defence, while Martin Montoya (£4.4m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) also return for Brighton following the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham.

Dale Stephens (£4.4m) is another to be benched by Potter, along with Pascal Gross (£6.4m).

Ryan Fraser (£6.9m) joins Callum Wilson on the Bournemouth bench, with Harry Wilson (£5.9m) and Josh King (£6.1m) set to flank central striker Dominic Solanke (£5.2m).

Junior Stanislas (£5.9m) makes his first appearance of the season following injury, with the Cherries’ team news graphic suggesting a 4-3-3 formation for Eddie Howe.

There are several systems that the Bournemouth boss could be using, namely his preferred 4-4-2 or a 4-2-3-1 with Stanislas pushed higher up the pitch.

Howe has made five changes in total from Gameweek 19, while Potter has switched around seven of his starting XI.

Asked whether his changes were just a case of resting tired legs over the Christmas schedule, Eddie Howe said: “It’s a mixture – we have got a couple of injuries in there that we’re trying to protect. Such a busy spell, a lot of games coming up, we need to trust the squad.”

On the same subject, Potter explained: “It’ll be difficult for the players that have played 90 minutes to play in such a short space of time again. That’s the challenge for us all. None of us have got the exact answer and we’re all trying to find out. It’s unique situation, but we’ll try to do our best.”

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Burn, Dunk, Duffy, Montoya; Mooy, Bissouma, Propper; Trossard, Maupay, Jahanbakhsh.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Mepham, S. Cook, Stacey; Billing, Gosling, Stanislas; King, Solanke, H. Wilson.

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  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mm close & mm encroachment needs changing in the summer!

  2. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lmao sold burn for Kiko this week. This is where it goes downhill sorry to let you all down this way xx

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I never lost faith!

  3. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cancelled out. Rightly so

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      PHEW WOOO

  4. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    VAR Burns Brighton...

  5. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ARMPIT offside yet again

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Above the armpit is a shoulder. You can score with a shoulder, therefore offside.

  6. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    VAR is a joke

  7. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    VAR armpit check

  8. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    That's why we have VAR!

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Have or did you mean hate?

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I like it

    2. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It isn't. Nobody would have looked at that goal last year and said we need var to stop goals like that.

  9. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    VAR strikes again

  10. Arse Craic
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I like VAR. It's hilarious

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes it is. I quite like the drama of it all....but it is rubbish.

  11. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Absolutely ruining the game

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Offside is offside

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Level is onside and to the human eye it would have looked as so, but no, we have VAR have a microscopic look at it...

      2. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Offside because you forgot to trim your nose hair in the morning, or because the bulge in your shorts is more pronounced, is just silly.

      3. One Wheels Enough
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not when the technology can't exactly tell when the ball leaves the foot

    2. boc610
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      if your driving slightly over the speed limit your still speeding..whats the difference here? its the most black and white rule in football. change the rule if thats the problem (but VAR isn't in this situation)

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If a traffic officer saw you driving on the motorway at 71mph do you think they’d pull you over?

        1. fc_skrald
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Think they have to be trafic officer

          1. fc_skrald
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Have to do it to follow the rules...

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Sorry? Are you saying they would? Because I can promise you they wouldn’t.

    3. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Agree completely.. this VAR offside is ruining the game.

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Duo inc

  13. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Players with no arms are the way forward.

  14. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Means absolutely nothing to me, but that is just another moment that var should be discarded

  15. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    In what kind of World we live in where Solanke is called a footballer and even gets payed for it ? Truly one of footballs biggest mysteries...

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cr7 being considered the best is even more more insane than that tbh

      1. Bobby Reds
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Watch your mouth Fudgy.

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cilson & Fraser coming on

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      DON’T PANIC...DON’T PANIC...!!

  17. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Goal and assister coming on for BOU

  18. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    LOL VAR FARCE

    THE BALL WAS ALREADY STRUCK IN THE VAR LOOOOOL

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What

        1. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          The frame used was a couple too late

    2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cmon Bournemouth wipe that Ryan cs

      1. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        And a Rico goal or assist would be nice in the process.

    3. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes Fraser score now.

    4. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      VAR is consistent, its for the best!

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dunk 3 juicy BAPs.

    6. boc610
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      love this from the co commentator "i mean thats only a millimetre offside, its literally nothing"

    7. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Burns TC are fuming

    8. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsdale owners are so lucky

    9. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dunk dunking the BAPS

    10. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A Bournemouth goal is all I care for now.

    11. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bournemouth are gash

    12. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bournemouth's defending is so passive

    13. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      17 points away from Top 10...come on Maupay help me out!

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        top 10k...i mean...no where near top 10! lol

      2. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Top 10 or 10k?